b. 1964 · Amersham, England, UK
Adam Godley (born 22 July 1964) is a British actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances on the New York and London stages which include, Private Lives in 2001, The Pillowman in 2002, Anything Goes in 2011, and The Lehman Trilogy in 2019. He made his Broadway debut in 2002 in a revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives for which he earned a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut. In 2011 he returned to Broadway in the musical Anything Goes for which he earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. In 2021, The Lehman Trilogy made its Broadway transfer to great critical acclaim, and securing Godley another Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play. His film roles include Love Actually (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Elizabeth The Golden Age (2007) and The Theory Of Everything (2014). He has also had recurring roles as Elliot Schwartz in AMC's Breaking Bad, Nigel Nesbit in USA's Suits (2013), Phinneus Pogo in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy (2019 to present), and Archie the Archbishop in Hulu's The Great (2020–present).
Born 22 Jul 1964
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
Narrator (voice)
The Great
2020
Archbishop
Missing Link
2019
Lord Bilge (voice)
The Umbrella Academy
2019
Pogo (voice)
Nightmare Cinema
2018
Dr. Salvadore
The BFG
2016
Manhugger / Lout #1
Powers
2015
Emile Cross
Battleship
2012
Dr. Nogrady
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
2008
Father Ybarra
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
William Walsingham
Son of Rambow
2007
Brethren Leader
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
Mr. Teavee